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Las Vegas algorithm

randomized algorithm guaranteed to eventually produce correct or optimal results
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Las Vegas algorithm

Summary

Las Vegas algorithm is an algorithmic paradigm[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Las Vegas algorithm is credited with the discovery of László Babai[3].
  • Las Vegas algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithmic paradigm[4].
  • Las Vegas is named after Las Vegas algorithm[5].
  • Las Vegas algorithm is a type of randomized algorithm[6].
  • Las Vegas algorithm is a type of exact algorithm[7].
  • Las Vegas algorithm is the opposite of Monte Carlo algorithm[8].
  • Las Vegas algorithm's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1979[9].
  • Las Vegas algorithm's derivative work is recorded as Davis–Putnam algorithm[10].
  • Las Vegas algorithm's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].

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Definition and Type

Las Vegas algorithm's instance of is recorded as algorithmic paradigm[4]. Recorded subclass of include randomized algorithm[6] and exact algorithm[7]. It is the opposite of Monte Carlo algorithm[8].

Origins

Las Vegas is named after Las Vegas algorithm[5].

Why It Matters

Las Vegas algorithm has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

László Babai Monte Carlo algorithm

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Monte-Carlo algorithms in graph isomorphism testing. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Discoverer or inventor → László Babai
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